Growth Public

Growth Public is one of the low-enrollment K-5 schools in Sacramento, California, one of the schools within Growth Public District, with 300 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 35% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Growth Public is a school of Growth Public District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Growth Public records that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 16% White, 13% multiracial, 10% Black, 6% Asian. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Growth Public tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, Sacramento County reports that the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Growth Public is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is O. W. Erlewine Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Growth Public operates from an outer-ring location. Growth Public operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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